BURBANK, LUTHER; HALL, WILBUR

The Harvest of the Years

USA: Houghton Mifflin Company (Trade Division), 1931. Reprint. Hardcover. xxvi, [2], 296 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "The true picture of the gallant, lovable, kindly, shrewd, whimsical Luther Burbank [1849-1926] will never be limned, in his own words, except in these pages." - ix. Burbank was an American plant breeder par excellence. Date stamp and prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Moderate wear to publisher's coarse beige cloth. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Luther Burbank - biography, Plant Breeders, Plant Breeding. Good .

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Book number: 422h4283

Keywords: Agriculture

BURBANK, LUTHER. Howard, Walter L.

Luther Burbank. A victim of hero worschip.

Waltham, 1945. 302-506 pp. 22 plts. Soft cover. (Chronica Botanica, 9, 5/6).

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Book number: 128599

Keywords: Botany Natural History Botanie Natuurwetenschappen

BURBANK, LUTHER; HALL, WILBUR (EDITOR)

Partner of Nature

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 315 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates, including frontis of Luther Burbank. "Here, for the first time, the vast amount of material written by Luther Burbank during his lifetime is compiled and compressed into a single volume... Contains the cream of what the great naturalist had to say about his revolutionary experiments in plant-breeding. It is, too, the story of Burbank's life, for his life was his work, a work which has added so much to the world's knowledge and appreciation of growing things and to its material wealth." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in a new archival-grade Brodart cover. A legend in his day, associating with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, Luther Burbank is woefully unknown by the modern world, which benefits greatly from his efforts to this day. Very nice copy overall. A precious item for students of Burbank.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Luther Burbank Plant Breeders Methods Techniques Experiments Philosophy. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 631a5194

Keywords: Biography Agriculture

BURBANK, LUTHER

The Training of the Human Plant

New York: The Century Co, 1907. Reprint. Hardcover. 99 pages. Frontis illustration of author. Originally published in 1906, this simple yet profound work will be of immense interest and value to parents deciding whether or not to homeschool their children. Luther Burbank was and remains the world's champion plant breeder, having single-handedly increased the world's food supply by many percent. In this work he applies his wondrous knowledge of raising plants to the nurture of children. The best-seller "The Secret Life of Plants" refers to this book. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Binding intact with moderate lean to spine. Black textured cloth-covered boards. A sound copy.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; The Training of the Human Plant Frontis illustration of author. Originally published in 1906, this simple yet profound work will be of immense interest and value to parents deciding whether or not to home school their children. Luther Burbank was and. Good .

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Book number: 34603864

Keywords: . 1906 . Education

BURBANK, Luther

The Training of the Human Plant

New York, The Century Co. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Early but not first printing, which was in April 1907, of this title which advocated improved treatment of children and eugenic practices such as keeping the unfit and first cousins from marrying. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper to Jacob Riis: "To Jacob Riis/with the profound admiration/of/Luther Burbank/Santa Rosa Cal Mar 20th/1909." . Small stain at the top of the front cover. Very Good or better Luther Burbank was an American botanist, horticulturist, and a pioneer in agricultural science who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants. Jacob Riis was a pioneering photojournalist and author of the influential book HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES, an illustrated examination of poverty in New York City. His work influenced Lincoln Steffens and helped to create what would become "muckraking" or investigative journalism.

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Book number: 016440

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Association Copy, Botany, Science, Signed, New York City, Investigative Journalism, Childrearing, Photojournalism, Inscribed Signed Association Copy Botany Science

LUTHER BURBANK

The Training of the Human Plant

NY, The Century Co. 1907, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 1907, 1st edition, 1st printing. Inscribed by Luther Burbank- superstar botanist, American plant breeder, pioneer of agricultural science. Beginning in 1880s, Luther Burbank developed 800+ strains and varieties of plants during his 55-year career. Burbank gained fame by saving U.S. potato crops from the deadly blight through cultivating russet potatoes-- thus cementing public opinion of Luther Burbank as a major influence in American botany, horticulture and agricultural science. Burbank's plant studies led him to become a major and influential proponent of Eugenics, the dominant social philosophy of the Western world in 19th to mid-20th century-- advocates included American President Woodrow Wilson & birth-control activist Margaret Sanger. "The Training of the Human Plant" is a highly readable book of Luther Burbank's views on Eugenics and how best to raise children into capable, healthy adults. Burbank's experiences in horticulture and agriculture led him to consider raising kids the same way we tend and treat plants to grow big and strong-- in a poetic closing, Burbank asked to "set our children free to thrive in nature". Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: kz307

BURBANK, Luther (1849-1926)

Typed Note Signed

This pioneering American horticulturist developed more and better varieties of numerous cultivated plants. Trimmed TNS, irregular 5½" X 2" tipped to pristine cream-colored 6" X 3 3/4" autograph album leaf, n.p. n.y. Very good. Though strangely trimmed, most of the content of this brief note is legible, and it reads in part [missing portions hazarded in brackets]: "Athou[gh I receive thous]ands on thousands of letters to answer, [I for]ward to you today the three Royal walnut [tre]es. [I h]ave selected some wonderful ones for [you] and believe they will fulfill your expectation.." Large, bold signature. Though place and date aren't indicated, this note was received by noted collector Preston Sawyer (1899-1968, California journalist and historical writer), a fellow resident of Burbank's city of Santa Rosa, California. An interesting example. .

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Book number: 25622

Catalogue: Autographs

Keywords: AUTOGRAPHS Science & Medicine

Luther Burbank; E. Haldeman-Julius, ed

Why I Am an Infidel

Girard, Kansas, Haldeman-Julius Company, 1926. Paperback. 32p. A staplebound softcover booklet in acceptable condition. Covers starting to crack along spine but remain attached. Edges tanned. Text clean. Little Blue Book No. 1020. Luther Burbank was a botanist who developed numerous new strains of plants. He also supported eugenics, believing strongly in selective breeding. This pamphlet expresses his agnostic, science-oriented beliefs. Fair .

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Book number: 204736

Catalogue: Anti-Catholic

(Luther Burbank Society).

Flowers--What, How and When to Plant--at Your Own Home. The Seventh of a Series of Monographs on the Improvement of Plant Life. (Cover Title).

Santa Rosa, CA: The Luther Burbank Society, 1914. 1914. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. There is staining to the wraps. There is some light creasing to the rear wrap & its front edge is chipped. 20 pages. There is light creasing to the leaves & stains to the front margins. The front edges of the last 2 leaves are chipped. Good.

Luther Burbank [1849-1926] was influenced by Darwin and became a market gardener in Santa Rosa, Calif. where he conducted plant breeding experiments for fifty years and produced many better varieties of cultivated plants.

This pamphlet is the seventh of a proposed series of fifteen monographs aiming "to create a general interest in agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture with instructions to make it possible for everybody to grow his or her own fruits, flowers, and vegetables." The contents include charts showing the best months to plant seeds in different areas of the U.S. Good .

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Book number: 25117

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: GARDENING; FLORICULTURE; FLOWERS; SEEDS; PLANTING; LUTHER BURBANK SOCIETY; IMPROVEMENT OF PLANT LIFE; MONOGRAPH; PAMPHLET.

(Luther Burbank Society).

The Joy of Raising Your Own Flowers. The Sixth of a Series of Monographs on the Improvement of Plant Life. (Cover Title).

Santa Rosa, CA: The Luther Burbank Society, 1914. 1914. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled with light staining to the inner corners. 22 pages. Illustrated with 4 charts showing what flowers bloom in the summer and fall months. Good.

Luther Burbank [1849-1926] was influenced by Darwin and became a market gardener in Santa Rosa, Calif. where he conducted plant breeding experiments for fifty years and produced many better varieties of cultivated plants.

This pamphlet is the sixth of a proposed series of fifteen monographs aiming "to create a general interest in agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture with instructions to make it possible for everybody to grow his or her own fruits, flowers, and vegetables. Good .

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Book number: 25118

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: GARDENING; FLORICULTURE; FLOWERS; LUTHER BURBANK SOCIETY; IMPROVEMENT OF PLANT LIFE; MONOGRAPH; PAMPHLET.